12-letter words containing a, l, r, e
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
- clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clear-headed — If you describe someone as clear-headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations.
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- clothes rack — a framework for holding or displaying clothes in a shop
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.
- cluster area — a place where a concentration of a particular phenomenon is found
- cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
- coelenterata — the phylum comprising the coelenterates.
- coelenterate — any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria (formerly Coelenterata), having a saclike body with a single opening (mouth), which occurs in polyp and medusa forms. Coelenterates include the hydra, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals
- coffee royal — café royale.
- cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
- collaborated — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collaborates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collaborate.
- collaterally — In collateral relation; not lineally.
- collectorate — the office of a collector in India
- college park — a city in N Georgia.
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- colon cancer — a type of cancer that affects the colon
- color-bearer — the person assigned to carry the colors, or flag, as in a parade or ceremony
- color-caster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- commemorable — worthy of being commemorated
- commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- concelebrant — each of the priests celebrating the Eucharist or Mass jointly